Crime and Courts
Published on November 26, 2023 - Page 1
Press Enterprise staff report
BLOOMSBURG -- A female inmate of Columbia County Prison is facing contraband charges, after police say baggies...
Published on November 26, 2023 - Page 3
BLOOMSBURG -- The following marriage licenses were issued during September in Columbia County:
* Joshua Daniel Hinkel, Catawissa, son of Mark and...
Published on November 26, 2023 - Page 4
BLOOMSBURG -- The following divorces were granted during September in Columbia County:
* Kristen Chapin, Nescopeck, from Dana Keck Jr., Berwick;...
Published on November 25, 2023 - Page 1
CATAWISSA -- A woman was charged with disorderly conduct after a fight in a church parking lot ended with her allegedly ripping out another woman's...
Published on November 25, 2023 - Page 1
BENTON -- A Stillwater man is charged with carrying items used to smoke methamphetamine in a backpack police found after it fell off a motorcycle...
Published on November 24, 2023 - Page 1
BUCKHORN -- A habitual shoplifter is facing felony charges after police say she took $68 worth of items from Walmart on Nov. 14.
Hemlock Township...
Published on November 24, 2023 - Page 1
NUMIDIA — A woman who admitted drinking a fifth of whiskey then driving to an amusement park faces charges for driving with a blood alcohol level...
Published on November 23, 2023 - Page 1
BERWICK -- Police say a woman set two fires five days apart inside the basement of her Berwick home.
Bridget Banik, 49, of 599 Freas Ave., is facing...
Published on November 23, 2023 - Page 1
BERWICK -- A Bloomsburg man was weaving and crossing lane designators between Orange and Mercer streets in the borough before finally stopping in a...
Published on November 22, 2023 - Page 1
VALLEY TWP. -- A Coal Township man stole a utility cart from a local restaurant here then returned while state police were investigating the theft,...
Published on November 22, 2023 - Page 3
CATAWISSA -- Here is the October report by the office of District Judge Craig Long:
* Columbia County -- $6,484
* Checks Issued to Clerk of Courts...
Published on November 22, 2023 - Page 3
Parked vehicle leads to
drug paraphernalia charges
MIFFLINVILLE -- Police ended up making a drug arrest after checking into a report of a suspicious...
Published on November 21, 2023 - Page 1
MILLVILLE -- A Unityville man will face charges of homicide by vehicle after police say he was driving drunk at twice the legal limit, causing a...
Published on November 21, 2023 - Page 5
SUGARLOAF TWP. — State Police said harassment charges are pending against a couple involved in a domestic fight here last week. Kim Billie, 53, is...
Published on November 20, 2023 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A rural Berwick man has been found guilty by a judge on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges related to animal cruelty and neglect...
Published on November 20, 2023 - Page 1
MIFFLINVILLE -- A woman is facing a drunken driving charge after her vehicle went into a ditch here.
Early in the morning of July 3, Pazmela Pujols...
Published on November 19, 2023 - Page 1
BUCKHORN -- A surge in shoplifting at Walmart since September has prompted Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg officials to send an email to all...
Published on November 19, 2023 - Page 1
VALLEY TWP. -- A Danville man angry with his ex-girlfriend threw his cell phone through her garage window, then rammed her car with his, police say...
Published on November 19, 2023 - Page 3
MIFFLINVILLE -- A Lock Haven woman is facing a drug charge after police say the vehicle in which she was riding was clocked going 86 mph. Tpr. Ryan...
Published on November 19, 2023 - Page 3
BLOOMSBURG -- The following divorces were granted during August in Columbia County:
* Aubree Shafer, Catawissa, from Joel Shafer Jr., Catawissa;...
Published on November 19, 2023 - Page 4
BLOOMSBURG -- The following marriage licenses were granted during August in Columbia County:
* Logan Kristopher O'Grady, West Chester, son of Daniel...
Published on November 18, 2023 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A Navy veteran pulled over with a loaded gun in his waistband told a jury he didn't need a concealed-carry permit because the U.S....
Published on November 18, 2023 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- When Chris Wharton saw two men struggling with a flat tire, he brought out his air compressor and pumped it up. Police say one of the...
Published on November 18, 2023 - Page 1
DANVILLE -- A Shamokin woman already jailed on other cases in Northumberland County pleaded guilty here to assaulting a Geisinger employee while a...
Published on November 18, 2023 - Page 3
BERWICK -- A Benton woman allegedly bit and kicked a Berwick man, landing her in legal trouble on charges of assault and harassment, court paper say...
Published on November 17, 2023 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A Berwick man was jailed after texting his ex-girlfriend messages in which he wrote ominously of a shotgun and "preparing for the worst...
Published on November 17, 2023 - Page 12
SCRANTON -- A Jamaican man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his part in a sweepstakes scheme targeting senior citizens in the United States,...
Published on November 16, 2023 - Page 1
BERWICK -- Police say a man already serving state time for dealing drugs menaced a clerk with a large kitchen knife to rob the Berwick Smoke Shop in...
Published on November 15, 2023 - Page 1
MILLVILLE -- A policeman recalled being "spun" around but otherwise staying on his feet when he was struck by an SUV fleeing The Home Depot after a...
Published on November 15, 2023 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A Berwick woman with multiple drug arrests involving methamphetamine was sentenced to state prison for felony drug possession with...